Reviews tagging 'Blood'

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

24 reviews

cmcvachon003's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard was a bit convoluted, but oh so worth it. I usually hate non-linear, repetitive timelines, and I fully expected this to be one of the worst offenders after the first few chapters, but I very quickly learned I was going to be proven wrong. I really liked the characters in this book, and felt torn between loving them and hating them (but loving to hate them). I loved the way it switched perspective, and our author really delivered here because I almost never say that. The way details were revealed kept you guessing throughout, and while I would say this is more of a mystery than a thriller, I was intrigued and devoured this in 2 sittings (because silly me I started it at 9PM on a work night). I could have easily read this cover to cover if given enough time and I think if you’re a fan of mysterious but realistic stories, this would be a great fit. I truly liked this book far more than I thought I would, so I tip my hat to @bookofthemonth for bringing this one into my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

amris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Grief

vj_thompson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Just when you think you know what’s going on, it just got better and better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Bullying, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

jenheitland's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

olivemason's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

dilani's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator's performance. It was a nice change to listen to an Irish accent. As for the story, it took me until halfway to really get into it. It's not a groundbreaking thriller but I still liked it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Child death

blackcatkai's review

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

CW: child death/murder, violence, blood, bullying, toxic relationship, suicide mentioned, murder, alcohol use, drug use, some fatphobia, casual ableism, stalking

this was an absolutely wild ride of a book. it had a lot of cute moments of romance that i was totally rooting for the MCs to make it through and then the twists kept coming and i could not stop reading. usually i dont care for detective/cop POVs, but even those aspects here were delightful. it might be Howard's writing, or it could be because Irish law enforcement read differently than US law enforcement, but whatever. i liked it, i had the best time, i will absolutely be picking up more from this author!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Ableism

ashleylowry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Blood

Minor: Death, Abandonment, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

kaylamoran's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first CRH book I read was The Nothing Man, and now this one.  I officially want to read everything by her.  While I rated both books 4 stars and not 5, they were the two most unique thrillers I've ever read, and that says a lot.
I thought I'd figured this one out twice.  I was wrong, twice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Blood and Dementia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief